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Herodias, Her Daughter, and Herod in Mark 6 in Light of the Parable of the Soils: A Literary and Gender Analysis
By: David E. Malick | August 4, 2026
Reading Herodias through Mark's parable of the soils reveals how Herod, Pilate, and the crowd all reject God's word, not a warning about women's power.
Raising Men, Redeeming Masculinity: A Study on Boaz from the Book of Ruth
By: Andrea Toledo Baker | July 1, 2026
Andrea Toledo Baker examines modern distortions of masculinity through the lens of Boaz in the Book of Ruth, offering a redemptive biblical model of manhood rooted in compassion, restraint, and justice. Contrasting toxic and hierarchical ideals with Boaz’s covenantal strength, she argues that true masculinity uses power not to dominate, but to serve, honor, [...]
Growing Pains: How Complementarianism Shames Boys and Isolates Men
By: Jason Eden | April 30, 2026
I was a victim of one of the many contradictions of complementarian Christianity. Complementarians say that men teach and lead while women learn and submit. Yet, at my school, most of the teachers were women. In fact, in Christian churches and schools throughout the world, females teach and lead while male students learn and submit.
A Negative Model Of Manhood In Judges 19
By: Craig Keener | February 27, 2026
In a society where men still hold most of the social power and where the average husband possesses more physical power than the average wife, we desperately need models of manhood that stress responsibility rather than exploitation, service rather than abuse of power.
Barak
By: Ronald W. Pierce | November 13, 2025
We are not told exactly what Barak did to demonstrate his extraordinary faith. But, thankfully, the account of his work under Deborah, the respected prophet and judge, in Judges 4–5 provides helpful clues to answer this question from the Scripture.
5 Lessons from a Youth Pastor on Racism and Sexism
By: Sarah Brooks | October 22, 2025
As a justice advocate, I thought I understood racism and sexism. But it wasn’t until I became a youth pastor to a multiracial group of teens that I realized just how deeply racial and gender injustice is woven into our society.
Abigail, the Prophet and Peacemaker
By: Cory Driver | August 28, 2025
Abigail, who acts as a prophet, interrupted and undermined multiple generations of retributive violence that began in Genesis between Esau and Jacob, and taught David a valuable lesson on godly leadership.
War on Women: Roman Misogyny for Military Aim
By: Heather Preston | August 19, 2025
In the case of Rome, the glory of an empire became synonymous with the glory of heavenly favor. This is a dangerous misappropriation we see modeled by nationalist political groups today.
Book Review: Tools for Ministry Leaders to Help Victims of Abuse
By: Andrea Calvert | July 24, 2025
Cecilie Croissant hopes that Tools for Ministry Leaders to Help Victims of Abuse “will be a valuable manual that will inspire Christian leaders and believers to pursue further training and study to begin to change the existing faulty mindsets” (Preface) surrounding abuse in their ministries. It’s clear that she has experience helping women in abusive circumstances [...]
Book Review: In Grandpa's Shoes
By: Kimberly Dickson | June 17, 2025
In Grandpa’s Shoes is written to promote intergenerational conversations, examined through the author's relationship with her grandfather. Each chapter provides a personal story that encompasses biblical theology, along with the beliefs and history of Seventh-day Adventists.